My Favourite City Haunts in New Zealand

"This colourful store is a great place to get Japanese dishes and other ceramics. They also have stunning kimonos for great prices and a large selection of Japanese food stuffs."

"Scotties is a boutique full of lust worthy labels such as Ann Demeulemeester, Comme des Garçons, Marni, Dries van Noten, Acne, Lanvin and more. The luxurious fabrics and accessories are begging to be touched but if the prices are out of range they have a recycle section in their Blake Street store which is always changing."

"This shop tucked a the back upstairs in Queens Arcade has been around for years yet still seems like a hidden gem. It is full to the brim with china, jewellery, small pieces of furniture, ornaments - you name it. It takes dedication to check everything out, you have to stand in one spot and survey it keenly but you will be rewarded with a unique piece to take home. The day I went in I saw three black Sylvac elephants  I feel promptly in love with and also several fabulous gold tone 70's collier necklaces."

"The best bookstore in the city, Unity is small and filled wall to wall with amazing titles. There is a superb selection of cookbooks, fashion books, design books, fiction and non fiction. Even when closed the window display can captivate with its alluring covers."